The Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan said that almost 80 percent of voters in a referendum on constitutional reform were in favor of amending the country's fundamental law. Voting took place on December 11th. “The CEC recognizes the referendum as valid if more than 30 percent of voters took part in it, and it is obvious that the voting results indicate that the amendments to the Constitution can be considered adopted,” Interfax quotes the head of the commission, Nurzhan Shaildabekova.

In St. Petersburg, on December 11, police detained Kommersant photojournalist David Frenkel, who was attacked by an activist of the People's Liberation Movement (NOD). He announced this himself on Twitter. The press service of the police told Fontanka that Frenkel was not detained, but “at his request, they were brought to the department to write a statement” against the activist who attacked him.

The radical Kurdish group "Kurdistan Liberation Hawks" claimed responsibility for the explosions near the stadium in Istanbul, which killed 38 people and injured 155 people. Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, with which the Kurdistan Liberation Hawks are believed to be connected, was responsible for the attack "virtually without a doubt", Reuters .

The state-owned Rosneft issued a press release explaining why 19.5 percent of the company's shares were sold to foreign investors for less than the government demanded. But after a few hours, the explanations disappeared from the company's website.

US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News Sunday that he does not believe in Russian interference in the US presidential election. “I think it's funny. I think this is another attempt [of the Democrats] to justify themselves. I don’t believe it,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question about a recent Washington Post publication that said the CIA had concluded that Russia was trying to influence the outcome of the US presidential election in Trump’s favor.

Film director Nikita Mikhalkov wrote an open letter to the widow of the first president of the Russian Federation, Naina Yeltsina, in which he stated that his words about the Yeltsin Center were misinterpreted. “I deeply regret that I caused you grief, but I am sure that you were misled by interpreting my words from a certain angle,” Interfax quoted the letter as saying.

Interview by Timur Bekmambetov - about "Christmas trees" and failure in Hollywood Photo: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS On New Year's holidays, “Christmas trees” will again be released on Russian rental - the fifth in a row. Traditionally, the novel about the heroes of Ivan Urgant and Sergey Svetlakov was removed by the producer and director, the author of the entire project Timur Bekmambetov. His previous director's work-Ben-Gur-was released in September.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella instructed to form a new government Paolo Gentiloni, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the previous cabinet. Gentiloni is expected to present a list of new government members to the president on Sunday evening or Monday morning, Reuters writes. Ansa notes that the new government will have to get a vote of confidence in parliament.

The militants of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" captured the Syrian city of Palmyra on the afternoon of December 11. This was reported by the Associated Press with reference to Syrian opposition activists and the human rights organization Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. According to the agency, government troops retreated from the city to the south. The ISIS-controlled agency Amaq has spread a message about the capture of the city, reports AFP.

The American lost memory and for 11 years could not understand who he was: The New Republic H. Mark Weidman Photography / Alamy / Vida Press In 2004, a 50-year-old man was discovered in Georgia, who did not know what his name was whether he had a family and generally had extremely fragmentary memories of his own past. To find out who he was, it took more than ten years - and during this time a man managed to have a full -fledged new person. The story of Benjamen Kayl tells The New Republic.

In the southern Nigerian city of Uyo, a roof collapsed during a church service under construction on December 10. As a result, at least 160 people died, according to the Associated Press, citing the director of a local hospital.

In Cairo, on the morning of December 11, an explosion occurred in a Coptic church. As a result, at least 25 people were killed, according to AFP, citing Egyptian state media. Reuters reports that 35 people were injured. According to preliminary data, the cause of the explosion was a TNT bomb. According to the BBC, the explosion occurred in the Church of St. Peter, located near the Cathedral of St.

In the Volzhsky district of the Samara region, unidentified persons attacked the head of the police department in the city of Otradny, Dmitry Vashurkin, and his wife. As a result of the attack, the woman died, the man is in the hospital in serious condition. The attack took place on the night of December 11th. According to the Investigative Committee, the couple returned to their house in the village of Smyshlyaevka and found four masked men inside who attacked them.

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul suggested considering the issue of recognizing employees of the Russian media outlets RT and Sputnik working in the US as foreign agents. This is discussed in his column in The Washington Post. In the text, McFaul calls for a detailed investigation into possible foreign interference in the US presidential election, primarily from the Russian Federation.

Nobel speech Bob Dylan Photo: Mario Anzuoni / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Yesterday, in Stockholm, they awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for 2016-it received Bob Dylan, one of the most important people in the history of rock music. Dylan himself could not come to the award ceremony (his song “A Hard Rain along A-Gonna Fall” sang Patti Smith), but sent a letter with his Nobel speech. "Medusa" publishes its full translation. Good evening for everyone.